Bellatrix
[ buh-ley-triks ]
/ bəˈleɪ trɪks /
noun Astronomy.
a blue-white giant star in the constellation Orion, with apparent magnitude +1.63.
Origin of Bellatrix
< Medieval Latin, Latin
bellātrīx martial, waging war, equivalent to
bellā(re) to wage war, (verbal derivative of
bellum war) +
-trīx
-trix; apparently by association with
bellātor a name for Orion (Latin: warrior), though precise connection with this star unexplained
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British Dictionary definitions for bellatrix
Bellatrix
/ (ˈbɛlətrɪks) /
noun
the third brightest star in the constellation Orion